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Building Apps for Windows - //build/ –> //learn/-> //publish/: new resources to help you publish your universal Windows apps

You’ve heard announcements at //build/ around the launch of Windows Phone 8.1 and the converged development platform; now get the details and support from community experts to bring your universal Windows apps to life. We’d like to invite you to join us over the next month for a series of educational and hands-on events.

First up is //learn/, a unique opportunity for you to get an introduction to building your own universal Windows apps for phone, tablet and pc. Ask questions and learn what’s new from Microsoft MVPs and get insights from your peers.

Jumpstart, a 3-day training course from Microsoft’s Virtual Academy follows, giving you an in-depth overview of the most important new features and platform capabilities.

Once you’ve started your app, be sure and register for one of our in-person //publish/ regional events, where Microsoft MVPs and local experts will be on hand to help you bring your apps over the finish line and into the Windows Store.

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//learn/ - coming soon, April 24

Microsoft MVPs will present live webinars introducing the latest features and technologies for phones, tablets and PCs. ...

Date: April 24, 2014

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Jumpstart

In this live training webinar by Microsoft Technical Evangelists Andy Wigley and Matthias Shapiro, you will learn how to design and build Windows Phone 8.1 apps using XAML and C# to share a high percentage of code. You will also learn...

Dates: April 29 – May 1, 2014

Click here to register. If you are unable to attend live, you can watch this course on-demand on Channel 9 after May 9, 2014.

//publish/

//publish/ is a global event series where you will bring your project to polish and complete, and receive support, incentives, prizes and just have a lot of fun along the way.

//publish/ events occur in more than 60 different locations worldwide - simultaneously, all connected by a big online digital dashboard (“The Board”) You will receive expert guidance and support for app design, performance, testing, publishing, and Unity porting in a cool and inspiring environment.

Attend in-person at one of the 35 Microsoft-led events or 30 MVP-led satellite events at locations worldwide. No matter which event you attend, you’ll find it an extraordinary opportunity to learn, share and code; connected to the others via a unique online experience. Register early as space is limited.

Dates: May 16 - May 17, 2014

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//learn/

Whether you are a New Windows App Developer or an Experienced one- we have something for you!

Join us and take a deep dive into the latest features and technologies for Windows Phones, PCs and Tablets.//learn/ from our community in this “to the community, for the community and by the community” event where our MVPs and Expert Developers will help you better understand all that’s new with Windows.

Want to learn how to easily share code between store apps of different form factors? or Want to build your own universal App? You are at the right place. These sessions will cover all the basic concepts to develop Universal Windows apps –One App for all form factors (PC, Table and Phone), Windows Phone 8.1 apps: the new application lifecycle, the new XAML etc.-with live chat and Q&A with our speakers

No need to dress up or step out you can watch and learn from the comforts of your home/office in this online webcast of informative sessions delivered by our community experts. That’s not all, our local experts will deliver these sessions in not 1 but 8 languages from across the globe(each accommodating the local time zone) to help you learn and leverage the new features and technologies.

So get started and Register Now!

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Building Apps for Windows Phone 8.1 Jump Start

If you're an app developer who wants to design and build Windows Phone 8.1 apps using XAML and C#, don't miss this exciting event. The two-and-a-half day, demo-rich course, taught by experts who have years of experience developing (and writing about the process), focuses on how to create apps for Windows Phone 8.1 in Visual Studio and how to create universal app projects that share a high percentage of code and that target both Windows and Windows Phone.

Course Outline:

Day 1: Introduction to Windows Phone 8.1 & Building Windows Store Apps

Day 2: Programming Windows Phone 8.1 Platform Features

Day 3: Store, Universal Apps, and Silverlight